Arts Dec 08 Kennedy Center honors singer Al Green, ballerina Patricia McBride, singer-songwriter Sting and more The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrated five "honorees" at its 37th annual ceremony last night: singer Al Green actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, ballerina Patricia McBride, singer-songwriter Sting, and comedienne Lily Tomlin.
Arts Nov 14 How ‘Rosewater’ became Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Having delivered pointed political barbs and satire about the media and much more since 1999, Jon Stewart took somewhat of a creative detour two summers ago. The movie "Rosewater" marks the screenwriting and directorial debut of "The Daily Show" host…
Arts Nov 14 Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari on the importance of satire in the face of darkness "Rosewater," the screenwriting and directorial debut of "The Daily Show" host and executive producer Jon Stewart, retells an ordeal endured by journalist Maziar Bahari, who was held captive in Iran after returning to the country to cover the presidential election…
Arts Nov 11 Cosby family aims to inspire Smithsonian visitors with their African-American art collection Camille and Bill Cosby's own collection, one of the world's preeminent private collections of African-American art, is on display as of Nov 9 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.
Economy Oct 15 Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: Stop treating budget matters with crisis-driven politics Following the briefing, Gwen Ifill sat down with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Office of Management Budget Director Shaun Donovan to talk about the deficit, why it's grown smaller and its potential growth in the years to come.
Arts Oct 15 ‘All in the Family’ creator Norman Lear on TV’s new Golden Age Norman Lear, the man behind "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," talks about writing comedy and his favorite show right now in this online exclusive.
Arts Oct 07 Walk through a 6-acre portrait combining Washington’s many faces Using dozens of images of young men photographed in Washington, D.C., artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada has created a physical "facescape" from that composite portrait. "Out of Many, One" is on display on the National Mall until the end of October, with…
Arts Oct 02 Full interview with Kevin Spacey: ‘I’m always looking for the shy kid in the corner because that was me’ Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey made a splash in Washington this week at the Shakespeare Theatre Company as he promoted his educational foundation. But it wasn't with his acting or speaking that he wowed a gala crowd, but…
Arts Sep 30 Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell delights masses at DC subway concert Back in 2007, pedestrians hurried by without realizing that the busker playing at the entrance to a Washington, D.C., Metro stop was none other than the Grammy-winning Joshua Bell. Today, Bell set up at the entrance of Union Station, but…
Poetry Sep 10 For his friend James Foley, Daniel Johnson reads ‘In the Absence of Sparrows’ Poet Daniel Johnson wrote "In the Absence of Sparrows" during the 656-day captivity of his close friend, journalist James Foley. on Aug 19, Foley became the first American citizen known to be killed by the Islamic State group.